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Search phrase: swagger

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As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.15And play the swaggerer. Bear this, bear all.And play the swaggerer, beare this, beare all:
HamletHam I.iv.9Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels.Keepes wassels and the swaggering vpspring reeles,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.69Hang him, swaggering rascal. Let him not comeHang him, swaggering Rascall, let him not come
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.71If he swagger, let him not come here. No, byIf hee swagger, let him not come here:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.73swaggerers. I am in good name and fame with the verySwaggerers: I am in good name, and fame, with the very
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.74best. Shut the door. There comes no swaggerers here. Ibest: shut the doore, there comes no Swaggerers heere: I
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.75have not lived all this while to have swaggering now.haue not liu'd all this while, to haue swaggering now:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.79no swaggerers here.no Swaggerers heere.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.82ancient swagger, 'a comes not in my doors. I was beforeancient Swaggerer comes not in my doores. I was before
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.91receive,’ says he, ‘ no swaggering companions.’ ThereReceiue (sayes hee) no swaggering Companions. There
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.93said. No, I'll no swaggerers.said. No, Ile no Swaggerers.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.94He's no swaggerer, hostess, a tame cheater,Hee's no Swaggerer (Hostesse:) a tame Cheater, hee:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.96He'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if herhee will not swagger with a Barbarie Henne, if her
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.100my house, nor no cheater, but I do not love swaggering;my house, nor no Cheater: but I doe not loue swaggering;
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.101by my troth, I am the worse when one says ‘ swagger.’I am the worse when one sayes, swagger:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.105aspen leaf. I cannot abide swaggerers.Aspen Leafe: I cannot abide Swaggerers.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.123swaggered with me last night: who, if 'a live and everswagger'd with me last night: who if aliue, and euer
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.70What hempen homespuns have we swaggering hereWhat hempen home-spuns haue we swaggering here,
OthelloOth II.iii.273squabble! Swagger! Swear! And discourse fustian withsquabble? Swagger? Sweare? And discourse Fustian with
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.139Will he swagger himself out on's own eyes?Will he swagger himselfe out on's owne eyes?
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.177swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhoodswaggering accent sharpely twang'd off, giues manhoode
Twelfth NightTN V.i.396By swaggering could I never thrive,By swaggering could I neuer thriue,

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Glossary

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blustererbraggart, boaster, swaggerer
braveswagger, act boastfully, show off
braverybravado, show of daring, swaggering display
jetstrut, swagger, parade
jutpush, shove, knock; or: strut, swagger, parade
roistingroistering, swaggering, vaunting
squarerbrawler, swaggerer, quarrelsome person
swaggerforce by blustering language, bully
swaggerquarrel, squabble, behave in an insolent way
swaggererquarreller, blusterer, squabbler
swaggeringblustering, bullying, quarrelling
swashingswaggering, blustering, dashing
swinge-bucklerswashbuckler, swaggering ruffian
zwaggerdialect form of ‘swagger

Thesaurus

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display, swaggeringbravery
ruffian, swaggeringswinge-buckler
swaggerbrave
swaggerjet
swaggerjut
swaggererblusterer
swaggerersquarer
swaggeringswashing
swaggeringroisting
swaggering displaybravery
swaggering ruffianswinge-buckler

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SWAGGERBASICswagger n, swagger v, swaggering adj, swaggering n
SWAGGERAPPEARANCEswag-bellied adj
SWAGGERPEOPLEswaggerer n

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